When an NHLer asks an opponent to fight, he has to execute multiple calculations — and have a willing partner. Here's what goes into it.

As has been the case a lot recently, the Buffalo Sabres entered opening night with hopes that this might be the year they end ...

Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore scored during the shootout and the Los Angeles Kings spoiled Pavel Dorofeyev’s hat trick and Mitch Marner’s debut in a Vegas uniform with a 6-5 win over the Golden Knight ...

Los Angeles Kings winger Jeff Malott stepped up to spar with Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson after a huge hit ...

The NHL’s season-opening rosters are in, and they include three of the top five picks from the most recent draft. No. 1 choice Matthew Schaefer made the New York Islanders after a strong training camp ...

When the NHL instituted the shootout in 2005 to decide games instead of ties, it came after the American Hockey League experimented with it the previous season. It was a new wrinkle in North America, ...

When Jake Oettinger attended NHL games in Minnesota growing up, he loved when the two teams playing got through regulation and overtime and then went to the shootout. “You feel like you won the ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The NHL has suspended Tampa Bay forward Scott Sabourin four games for his actions in the Lightning’s preseason finale against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. The ...